Sigmund von Erlach (Court Marshal)
Sigmund von Erlach (born March 19, 1671 in Bern , † December 30, 1722 in Berlin ) was court marshal and commander of the Hundertschweizer under Elector Friedrich III. of Brandenburg .
Life
He came from the Bernese noble family von Erlach and began his career as a lieutenant in the Swiss Guard in French service. His brother Johann Jakob von Erlach was company commander there . The guard took part in the war in Brabant . He fought in Fleurus , Steenkerke and Neerlösungen as well as in the sieges of Mons , Namur and Charleroi . In 1694 he went to Kurbrandenburg as captain of the infantry and chamberlain .
In 1698 he became a lieutenant in the Hundred Swiss and in 1701 a lieutenant colonel. In the same year he received the Order De la Générosité . He took over the Swiss Guard in 1704 as the successor to Imbert Rollaz du Rosey († 1704). On September 25, 1703 he became thigh, in 1706 court marshal and in 1708 he became major general.
With the austerity measures under Friedrich Wilhelm I , the Swiss Guard was dissolved in 1713. As compensation, he received 15 villages and Schönhausen Palace .
He lived at Schloss Britz , which he had bought from his father-in-law in 1705. There he had the old manor house demolished in 1706 and replaced by a massive two-story building. In 1713 he sold it again.
family
He was married twice. He married his first wife Dorothe Charlotte von Chwalkowski in 1704. She was the daughter of the Privy Councilor of State Chwalkowski († 1705). In 1706 he married Sophia Wilhelmine von Schöning (* May 18, 1686 - November 17, 1730) from the Tamsel family. She was the widow of Adam Ludwig von Blumenthal (* September 14, 1666; † August 13, 1704) and was the daughter of Field Marshal Hans Adam von Schöning . The couple had a son and a daughter.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Sigmund von Erlach . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 403 ( Sigmund von Erlach at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Hans Jakob Holzhalb : Supplement to the General Helvetian Federal or Swiss Lexicon , p. 156, ( digitized version )
Web links
- Barbara Braun-Bucher: Erlach, Sigmund von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Swiss troops in Prussian service
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carl Eduard Vehse : History of the German courts since the Reformation , Volume 2 p. 182 digitized .
- ^ Johann Anton von Tillier : History of the Federal Free State of Bern from its origin , Volume 5, p. 102, digitized .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erlach, Sigmund von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erlach, Sigismund von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Court Marshal and Commander of the Swiss Guard in Prussia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1671 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1722 |
| Place of death | Berlin |